Barfe Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Barfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9961:770,14634,907
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Barfe (571) may also be a first name.

Barfe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barfe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Barfe (Arabic: بارفيو, Hindi: बरफे, Marathi: बरफे) occurs most in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barfe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,833rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Barfe are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Barfe is also the 350,891st most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 571 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 770,146. In India Barfe is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live and West Bengal, where 1 percent live. Beside India it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Barfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barfe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barfeh91170/
Barfer9112/
Barfed917/
Barfie915/
Barfee912/
Barfet912/
Barfei911/
Barhfe911/
Barf89228/
Barfett83138/
Barffeh8312/
Barfesh835/
Barfi804,964/
Barff80755/
Warfe80277/
Barfa80129/
Barfs8066/
Borfe8030/
Berfe8022/
Varfe8019/
Barzf8015/
Barft808/
Bharf802/
Barrf802/
Barfy802/
Barfh801/
Baarf801/
Basrf801/
Barfeich770/
Barfid73870/
Wharfe73487/
Varfee73425/
Bayrev73145/
Barphe7317/
Varfie7315/
Varfes7312/
Bairev7310/
Barfay739/
Berfeh735/
Bourfe734/
Borfes734/
Baharf732/
Barfai731/
Borfer731/
Barffi731/
Bearef731/
Barfoa731/
Batrfy731/
Batrfi731/
Barfoi731/
Barfiz731/
Barrfi731/
Bajrfa731/
Borfea731/
Barrfa731/
Varffe731/
Warfee731/
Bairef731/
Barfit730/
Barfis730/
Barb676,050/
Barw67332/
Barfaid67199/
Barfitt6793/
Barv6749/
Barfish6738/
Borf6717/
Bargeev678/
Barrfit677/
Bourfed676/
Barfait674/
Varf673/
Barfajt672/
Borfeah671/
Wearfer671/
Bhairev671/
Wharffe670/

Barfe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barfe in the Marathi language
बरफेbaraphe96.88
बरकेbarake3.13
Barfe in the Hindi language
बरफेbaraphe66.67
बर्फेbarphe33.33
Barfe in the Arabic language
بارفيوbarfyw-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barfe
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